Paul Hosking

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What’s the plan Stan?

By paulhosking | Published: November 23, 2009
I have often come across organisations that have decided they need a website. When I ask them what functionality they require they will readily reel off a load of internet related buzz-words such as streaming media, personalisation, google maps etc. However, when I ask them what the purpose of the website is and its objectives [...]
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6 steps to a successful web project

By paulhosking | Published: August 12, 2009
In this blog I am going to outline the steps I think are required to deliver a successful web project. These steps can be applied to any size of project whether it is simply building a new site or a whole new web platform. Requirements capture and definition. In my opinion this is the most important [...]
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Managing content – go with the flow!

By paulhosking | Published: July 3, 2009
When managing many sites and many webmasters it is important to maintain control of your content. At the FCO we have over 250 websites and 300 webmasters. It is impossible to keep track of all these sites and webmasters ourselves but workflow allows us to control access to creating and publishing content. Wikipedia provides a good [...]
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Web Content Management Systems – Do I need one?

By paulhosking | Published: June 3, 2009
I have worked with web content management systems (WCMS) for a long time now. To me they are an essential tool for any large organisation wanting to manage lots of websites and content. I have always been surprised by the number of web professionals I have met who either don’t understand what a WCMS is [...]
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Migrating websites – top tips

By paulhosking | Published: May 13, 2009
As Transition manager for the FCOWeb project at the Foreign Office I was responsible for migrating and re-launching over 230 websites from our old CMS web platform to the new CMS platform. These websites were distributed globally and there were over 200 webmasters spread across the globe. This was a complicated, painful, and time consuming process [...]
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Requirements gathering – engage the end user!

By paulhosking | Published: April 24, 2009
First of all, let me explain what I intend to do with my blog. My main aim is to share my experiences with you. Some of you may agree with what I am saying and find it useful in your own jobs, others may not. Even if you don’t find it useful or you disagree [...]
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